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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt
By Suzanne OConnell, Alton C. Byers published
The glacial flood risks that Juneau is now experiencing each summer are becoming a growing problem in communities around the world.

'We need to broaden our search, and now we can.' Scientists are set to unleash a powerful new weapon in the hunt for dark matter
By Robert Lea published
Scientists have retreated to deep beneath the French Alps to broaden the hunt for dark matter particles that could be "WIMPier than WIMPS."

Don't miss the stars of the 'Summer Triangle' twinkle with the Milky Way after sunset
By Anthony Wood published
Altair, Vega and Deneb can be seen shining with the Milky Way throughout August.

Perseverance Mars rover stumbles upon wind-carved 'megaripples' on the Red Planet
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
NASA's Perseverance rover captured a striking new image of massive, wind-carved sand formations known as "megaripples" during its latest exploration stop on the Red Planet.

Ripples from the Big Bang could transform our understanding of the universe — and we may be close to detecting them
By Paul Sutter published
It will take the most sensitive instruments ever imagined to reveal ripples from the Big Bang, but they could change our understanding of the entire universe.

Meet Surya, the 1st-of-its-kind AI model NASA and IBM built to predict solar storms
By Tereza Pultarova published
A new NASA-IBM algorithm called Surya could be a major leap in space weather forecasting.

Why do we photograph the Milky Way in summer?
By Harry Bennett published
The Milky Way is a spectacular sight in the summer skies but why does it look so much more brilliant than it does in the winter?

NASA debuts new Orion mission control room for Artemis 2 astronaut flight around the moon (photos)
By Josh Dinner published
NASA has opened a new Orion Mission Evaluation Room at the Johnson Space Center to analyze in-flight spacecraft data and provide support for Artemis 2 and other future missions to the moon.
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